Buena Vista Pictures
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Buena Vista Pictures was the theatrical distribution arm of The Walt Disney Company, responsible for releasing many of Disney’s live-action and animated films.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2892570 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Buena Vista Pictures Context triple: [Father of the Bride (1991 film), distributedBy, Buena Vista Pictures]
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Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures is a major American film studio and distributor known for producing and releasing numerous influential Hollywood movies across multiple genres.
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Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures is a historic American film studio that rose to prominence during Hollywood’s Golden Age and became one of the industry’s leading producers and distributors of motion pictures.
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Paramount Pictures Studios
Paramount Pictures Studios is a historic major American film studio and production lot in Hollywood known for producing and distributing countless iconic movies and television shows.
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Hollywood Pictures
Hollywood Pictures was a film production label of The Walt Disney Company that focused on releasing more mature and genre-oriented movies during the 1990s.
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Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International is a global film distribution company historically associated with The Walt Disney Company, responsible for releasing many of its movies in international markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buena Vista Pictures Target entity description: Buena Vista Pictures was the theatrical distribution arm of The Walt Disney Company, responsible for releasing many of Disney’s live-action and animated films.
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A.
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures is a major American film studio and distributor known for producing and releasing numerous influential Hollywood movies across multiple genres.
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B.
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures is a historic American film studio that rose to prominence during Hollywood’s Golden Age and became one of the industry’s leading producers and distributors of motion pictures.
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C.
Paramount Pictures Studios
Paramount Pictures Studios is a historic major American film studio and production lot in Hollywood known for producing and distributing countless iconic movies and television shows.
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D.
Hollywood Pictures
Hollywood Pictures was a film production label of The Walt Disney Company that focused on releasing more mature and genre-oriented movies during the 1990s.
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E.
Buena Vista International
Buena Vista International is a global film distribution company historically associated with The Walt Disney Company, responsible for releasing many of its movies in international markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film distribution company
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theatrical distribution arm ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Buena Vista Distribution Company
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linked to:
Buena Vista Pictures
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution ⓘ
linked to:
Buena Vista Pictures
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| associatedWith | Walt Disney Studios ⓘ |
| brandOf | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| brandUsage | used by Disney for theatrical distribution for several decades ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributed |
Hollywood Pictures films
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Miramax Films releases ⓘ Pixar theatrical releases (pre-Disney acquisition) ⓘ Studio Ghibli films in North America (selected titles) ⓘ Touchstone Pictures films ⓘ animated films produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation ⓘ live-action films produced by Walt Disney Studios ⓘ |
| distributedNotableFilm |
Aladdin (1992 film)
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linked to:
Aladdin
Armageddon (1998 film) ⓘ Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) ⓘ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl ⓘ Pulp Fiction ⓘ Spirited Away (North American release) ⓘ
linked to:
Spirited Away
The Lion King (1994 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid (1989 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Little Mermaid
The Sixth Sense ⓘ Toy Story (1995 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Toy Story
Who Framed Roger Rabbit ⓘ |
| distributionChannel | movie theaters ⓘ |
| distributionScope |
domestic theatrical distribution in the United States
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international theatrical distribution via affiliated Buena Vista labels ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Burbank, California ⓘ |
| industry | film distribution ⓘ |
| mainFunction | theatrical film distribution ⓘ |
| mediaTypeDistributed |
feature films
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short films ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Buena Vista Street in Burbank, California ⓘ |
| operatedAsDistributionArmFor |
Hollywood Pictures
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Miramax Films ⓘ Pixar ⓘ
linked to:
Pixar Animation Studios
Studio Ghibli (in North America) ⓘ
linked to:
Studio Ghibli
Touchstone Pictures ⓘ Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| ownedBy | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| parentCompany | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures division (historically)
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linked to:
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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| roleInDisney | primary theatrical distributor for Disney-branded films for many years ⓘ |
| status | former brand name for Disney’s theatrical distribution operations ⓘ |
| successor | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures ⓘ |
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Subject: Buena Vista Pictures Description of subject: Buena Vista Pictures was the theatrical distribution arm of The Walt Disney Company, responsible for releasing many of Disney’s live-action and animated films.
Referenced by (378)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Father of the Bride
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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distributor
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Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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subject linked to:
Tarzan
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subject linked to:
Aladdin
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subject linked to:
Disney's Robin Hood (1973 film)
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subject linked to:
What’s Love Got to Do with It
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